The latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor registered a slight decline (2%) in the number of new professional job opportunities from July 2011 (7,900) to August 2011 (7,767).
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Kellan Group has launched Robinson Keane Finance Professionals, a new division aimed at the mid to senior finance market.
The business, which is separate to the existing Robinson Keane headhunting brand, will recruit mid-to-senior level talent for the qualified market within the finance sector.
The Institute of Recruiters (IOR) has launched a programme to export UK Recruitment Standards and expert knowledge to buyers around the world.
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Julia Onslow-Cole, partner and global head of immigration, PwC
David Cameron announced this week that the jobless must gain useful skills to continue receiving welfare payments. Given the current economic environment, I agree it is crucial to encourage people to sign-up for learning.
Public sector recruiter the Capita Group has acquired Cedar HR Software for £15m on a debt free, cash free basis.
Cedar, which provides HR management software to UK policing, will become part of Capita’s secure information services business.
Cedar made a pro forma operating profit for its financial year to 28 February 2011 of £2m on turnover of £6.2m.
Disneyland Paris is seeking 4,000 new recruits as part of a Europe-wide recruitment and sourcing campaign, which will run until 30 March next year.
Most employers in the East of England see a lack of talent and skills as the biggest of inhibitors to business growth, according multi-sector recruiter Cooper Lomaz’s Business Barometer.
The survey shows 42% of employers see the main problem to be the lack of talent and skills, followed by poor transport links (29%) and lack of investment (21.7%) as hindering growth.